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Again, a big misconception that you do Open Source for money and to get rich. Also, the maintainers "burnt" listed in this blog post got pissed off because the

Again, a big misconception that you do Open Source for money and to get rich. Also, the maintainers "burnt" listed in this blog post got pissed off because they can't control another project ("linux"), that doesn't belong to them or was created by them, to go in a specific direction that they would like.

larodi 2y ago
There are many nuances as to why open source exists first place and narcissistic drive is very often not considered although most open source projects are very much an open portfolio of the authors. Also overlooked the fact that in 2025 open source directly feeds into training sets and this has implications and contradictory effects. I did a research on the reasons why open source exists and what motivates people to do it and was fascinated how the different goals and motivators for open source are mixed up in some free4all amalgama in peoples’ minds.
levifig 2y ago
I blame this on the recent development of "open source as a marketing strategy". I'm getting tired of "open source" products that have restrictive licenses, or that are open source but lock features behind paywalls and subscription plans. It seems open source is just an excuse to ask for "stars" and to get some good will from potential users. The Open Source world has become what the startup world became: more posers than supporters. If you're worried that people will steal your code, your idea, or use your product for free, then don't claim it's "open source" and say "source available for auditing purposes" and start paying for contributions.
- johnea 2y ago
  "open source" has always been a marketing strategy. Primarily intended for the development of commercial products. Try to overcome the aversion to saying "free software". This would more accurately express what your trying to say above...

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Again, a big misconception that you do Open Source for money and to get rich. Also, the maintainers "burnt" listed in this blog post got pissed off because the

by greatgib 2y ago

larodi 2y ago
There are many nuances as to why open source exists first place and narcissistic drive is very often not considered although most open source projects are very much an open portfolio of the authors. Also overlooked the fact that in 2025 open source directly feeds into training sets and this has implications and contradictory effects. I did a research on the reasons why open source exists and what motivates people to do it and was fascinated how the different goals and motivators for open source are mixed up in some free4all amalgama in peoples’ minds.
levifig 2y ago
I blame this on the recent development of "open source as a marketing strategy". I'm getting tired of "open source" products that have restrictive licenses, or that are open source but lock features behind paywalls and subscription plans. It seems open source is just an excuse to ask for "stars" and to get some good will from potential users. The Open Source world has become what the startup world became: more posers than supporters. If you're worried that people will steal your code, your idea, or use your product for free, then don't claim it's "open source" and say "source available for auditing purposes" and start paying for contributions.
- johnea 2y ago
  "open source" has always been a marketing strategy. Primarily intended for the development of commercial products. Try to overcome the aversion to saying "free software". This would more accurately express what your trying to say above...